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Chinakhov, who requested a trade in the offseason, has six points in 29 games this season for Columbus.

The Blue Jackets were unable to leave for Ottawa until Monday afternoon, hours before the same night's game.

The NHL season is nearly at the halfway mark, which means the early-season weirdness has evened out and everything makes sense. Mostly.

With the roster deadline on Wednesday, Cooper spoke of "a little sentiment" regarding the 4 Nations and the difficult path to a gold medal.

Day 3 of the 2026 World Juniors was highlighted by Sweden needing a third-period comeback to beat Switzerland.

Ullmark holds a 14-8-5 record in 28 games this season with a 2.95 goals-against average and an .881 save percentage.

Bertuzzi scored twice, and Chicago snapped a six-game losing streak with a 4-3 shootout win in Dallas.

Day 2 at the 2026 World Juniors was another busy four-game slate that included a couple of tighter-than-expected games for Canada and USA.

The news was announced Saturday night, one day after the PHPA's strike came into effect after failed talks over their CBA.

Hutson, who was one of the top defensemen in the tournament last year, was hit high with a puck in the second period.